Athlone Institute of Technology

Nursing - Leadership & Quality Healthcare

Why take this course?
This programme aims to:
1. Provide a stimulating and challenging academic and scholarly environment for students who wish to advance their academic and professional development.

2. Enable students to develop a mastery of complex and specialised knowledge, with a critical awareness of issues at the forefront of nursing.

3. Develop conceptual knowledge and advanced understanding of how techniques of enquiry enable the critical and objective analysis, interpretation and application of research and scholarly evidence.

4. Through completion of a dissertation, challenge existing knowledge and facilitate the development of new ideas and ways of thinking.

What will I experience?
The teaching strategies employed in this Masters of Nursing programme will reflect the move from a teacher-centred approach to a learner-centred one.

This programme is designed to:
• be dynamic and challenging leadership skills using scenario and case studyapproaches
• stimulate the learner to become active in his/her own learning through reflection and debate.

The learning environments created espouse for the student to:
• feel safe,
• respected and supported
• allowing the student to become an active participant in their learning.

Entry requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Level 8) 2:1 or equivalent qualification will be required for entry to this programme.

Non-EU applicants must provide evidence of ability to follow classes in English (IELTS 6.5, or equivalent). Applicants may be required to attend AIT for an interview. Skype interview may be arranged for international students.

Duration

1 year full time.

Careers or further progression

What opportunities might it lead to?
Graduates from this MSc. or the embedded awards i.e. Certificate/Postgraduate Diploma have the potential for employment in multiple domains of practice. There are multiple areas for career advancement, both nationally and internationally with MSc identified as an essential requirement for career progression and promotion in both administrative and clinical managerial posts. Alternatively, graduates would be ideally positioned to continue in PhD programmes.

Further enquiries

Admissions Queries (Current or Prospective Students)
e: admissions@iat.ie
t: + 353 (0)90 646 8000
t: + 353 (0)90 646 8148

General Student Registration Queries
e: registration@ait.ie

Comment

Course Award: Master of Science/Post Graduate Diploma
Course NFQ Level: Level 9
Department: Dept of Nursing & Healthcare

Assessment method

Assessment Information
Assessment is a continuous process which aims to measure the achievement of students in relation to the learning outcomes. It is combined with appropriate feedback, to assist students in improving their performance in relation to set criteria for progression towards, or for the award of the degree. Assessment can be practical or theoretical, formative and/or summative, and administered by lecturers, students themselves or their peers. The use of self and peer-assessment is used regularly as a formative strategy to develop students' skills in gauging and evaluating their own performance and that of their fellow colleagues.

Assessment strategies are focused on the measurement of outcomes and competencies as identified in this programme. At the beginning of each academic year all students are given an Assessment Schedule so that they can plan and organise their work. Each module has clear marking criteria that is available to students and external examiners when they are reviewing the work. All of the assessments are based on the premise of the integration and application of theory to practice, whilst also achieving and demonstrating the various competencies' appropriate to students completing a Level 9 programme.

Enrolment and start dates

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